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Study on Self-esteem, Communication Skills, and Empathy in Junior College Students

일부 전문대 학생들의 자아존중감, 의사소통능력, 공감능력에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2019.07.05
  • Accepted : 2019.10.04
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of self-esteem and communication skills on empathy in junior college students. A total of 253 students from a participated in the study. The data for the study were collected from March 11-21, 2019 via a questionnaire. Analyses including descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were performed. Based on the general characteristics of the participants, the study results were as follows. Statistically significant differences were found in self-esteem depending on major, economic status, family relationship, and satisfaction with major. There were statistically significant differences in communication skills depending on major, family relationship, and satisfaction with major. Statistically significant differences were found in empathy depending on gender, academic year, major, and religion. There were positive correlations between self-esteem and communication skills, self-esteem and empathy, and communication skills and empathy. Furthermore, in terms of variables affecting empathy, 27.1% of the variation in empathy was explained by communication skills and gender. Based on these results, it is recommended that an effectual program is designed and applied to improve communication skills in order to enhance empathy in junior college students.

본 연구는 전문대 학생들의 자아존중감, 의사소통능력, 공감능력과 변수들 간의 상관관계 및 자아존중감과 의사소통능력이 공감능력에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 대상자는 일 전문대 학생 253명이었고, 설문지를 이용하여 2019년 3월 11일부터 3월 21일까지 자료를 수집하였다. SPSS/WIN 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 수집된 자료의 기술통계, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson 상관계수, 다중회귀 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 자아존중감은 계열(F=3.816, p<.05), 경제수준(F=7.960, p<.001), 가족관계(F=11.984, p<.001), 전공만족도(F=6.800, p<.001)에 따라, 의사소통능력은 계열(F=3.097, p<.05), 가족관계(F=13.642, p<.001), 전공만족도(F=3.323, p<.05)에 따라, 공감능력은 성별(t=4.130, p<.001), 학년(t=2.049, p<.05), 계열(F=7.392, p<.001) 종교(t=2.507, p<.05)에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다. 대상자의 자아존중감과 의사소통능력(r=.422, p<.001), 자아존중감과 공감능력(r=.159, p<.05), 의사소통능력과 공감능력(r=.430, p<.001) 간에는 정적 상관관계가 있었다. 공감능력에 영향을 미치는 변수는 의사소통능력(${\beta}=.39$, p<.001)과 성별(${\beta}=.18$, p<.01)로서 공감능력을 27.1% 설명하였다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 전문대 학생들의 공감능력을 향상시키기 위해서는 성별에 따라 의사소통능력 배양에 효과적인 프로그램을 개발하여 이를 지속적으로 적용해 나가야 할 것이다.

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